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  One of the things that amazed me was that he enjoyed every event. It could be the one-hundredth parade of the year and you would think that it truly was the first one. He loved people. He loved parades. He loved the excitement. He loved his job.
  
  Patricia Daley-Martino, daughter of Richard J. Daley, interview excerpt, June 12, 2002

  Parades and special events

  Entertainers and celebrities

  
  

  Dignitaries

  The [United States] State Department and other people always knew that they could bring people to Chicago. That was because they would get the best reception of all, the most lavish dinners, and the biggest parades. That was because they knew they could count on Richard J. Daley to put on a good performance. With New York, there was the first time around with the astronauts, sure. But then, after the second, third, and fourth ones, they didn’t. Chicago always still got them because we still put on a good show. He just loved showing off his city.
  
  Ed Bedore, City Budget Director, May 18, 2009

  
  
  
  
  

  Queen Elizabeth II visits Chicago

  In July 1959, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom visited Chicago as part of a tour to celebrate the opening of the St. Lawrence seaway:
  
  img: [Map of docking area for Queen Elizabeth II's arrival in Chicago, 1959. RJD_01_02_0003_0010_008]
  
  img: [Richard J. Daley, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and others tour the International Trade Fair in Chicago, 1959. Photo: Pics Chicago. RJD_04_01_0046_0001_006]
  img: [Mayor Daley and Queen Elizabeth II walk to banquet in the Queen’s honor, 1959. Photo: R. E. Murphy. RJD_04_01_0045_0011_027]
  img: [Banquet for Queen Elizabeth II at Conrad Hilton Hotel, 1959. RJD_04_01_0046_0001_011]